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POPULATION HEALTH EXAM # 2026
QUESTIONS LATEST VERSION QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
A school-aged child with fifth disease returns to school after recovering from
the illness. The teacher is concerned about the child being contagious. The
nurse explains that the child is no longer contagious once:
A. The rash appears on the cheeks
B. The rash spreads to the trunk
C. The rash resolves
D. Fever has subsided
A. The rash appears on the cheeks
Children with fifth disease are contagious before the onset of the rash. Once the rash
appears, they are typically no longer contagious.
Which of the following treatments is appropriate for a child with erythema
infectiosum?
A. Antibiotics
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B. Antiviral medications
C. Supportive care with antipyretics and fluids
D. Corticosteroids
C. Supportive care with antipyretics and fluids
Erythema infectiosum is caused by a virus, and treatment is supportive, including
antipyretics for fever and fluids to maintain hydration.
A child with fifth disease is in the third stage of the illness. The nurse should
inform the parents that the rash can reappear due to which of the following
triggers?
A. Dehydration
B. Exposure to sunlight, heat, or cold
C. Use of acetaminophen
D. Contact with others who are ill
B. Exposure to sunlight, heat, or cold
In the third stage of erythema infectiosum, the rash can reappear when the child is
exposed to environmental triggers such as sunlight, heat, or cold.
The nurse is caring for a child with fifth disease. The child's parents ask how
the disease is transmitted. The nurse correctly explains that fifth disease is
spread through:
A. Direct contact with contaminated objects
B. Insect bites
C. Respiratory secretions and blood
D. Fecal-oral transmission
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C. Respiratory secretions and blood
Fifth disease is transmitted primarily through respiratory secretions and occasionally
through blood or blood products.
A child with erythema infectiosum is in the second stage of the illness. Which
of the following clinical manifestations would the nurse expect?
A. Rash on the palms and soles
B. Maculopapular rash that appears on the trunk and extremities
C. Persistent fever with no rash
D. Vesicular rash that is pruritic
B. Maculopapular rash that appears on the trunk and extremities
In the second stage of erythema infectiosum, the child develops a lacy,
maculopapular rash that starts on the trunk and spreads to the extremities.
Which of the following is a major risk factor for pregnant women exposed to
erythema infectiosum?
A. Preeclampsia
B. Preterm labor
C. Gestational diabetes
D. Fetal death
D. Fetal death
If a pregnant woman is exposed to erythema infectiosum, particularly during the
second trimester, it may lead to fetal complications such as anemia, hydrops fetalis,
or fetal death.
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Which of the following is NOT a population-focused intervention that would be
expected as an aspect of public health nursing:
A. Develop and implement community-based health education
B. Participate in disaster planning and mobilization of community resources in
communities
C. Utilize screenings to identify subpopulations at risk for disease or disability
D. Administering medications to patients in the hospital setting
D. Administering medications to patients in the hospital setting
Which of the following is an essential service that falls under assessment in
the core functions of public health?
A. Enforce laws and regulations to protect community safety
B. Assure a competent public health and personal health care workforce
C. Monitor status to identify community health problems
D. Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health
efforts
C. Monitor status to identify community health problems
A public health nurse is mobilizing community collaborations to promote
change in local health problems regarding tobacco use. The goal of these
partnerships is to create new guidelines for providing smoking education in
schools. This describes which core function of public health?
A. Policy development
B. Assessment
C. Capitation
D. Managed Care
A. Policy development
POPULATION HEALTH EXAM # 2026
QUESTIONS LATEST VERSION QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
A school-aged child with fifth disease returns to school after recovering from
the illness. The teacher is concerned about the child being contagious. The
nurse explains that the child is no longer contagious once:
A. The rash appears on the cheeks
B. The rash spreads to the trunk
C. The rash resolves
D. Fever has subsided
A. The rash appears on the cheeks
Children with fifth disease are contagious before the onset of the rash. Once the rash
appears, they are typically no longer contagious.
Which of the following treatments is appropriate for a child with erythema
infectiosum?
A. Antibiotics
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B. Antiviral medications
C. Supportive care with antipyretics and fluids
D. Corticosteroids
C. Supportive care with antipyretics and fluids
Erythema infectiosum is caused by a virus, and treatment is supportive, including
antipyretics for fever and fluids to maintain hydration.
A child with fifth disease is in the third stage of the illness. The nurse should
inform the parents that the rash can reappear due to which of the following
triggers?
A. Dehydration
B. Exposure to sunlight, heat, or cold
C. Use of acetaminophen
D. Contact with others who are ill
B. Exposure to sunlight, heat, or cold
In the third stage of erythema infectiosum, the rash can reappear when the child is
exposed to environmental triggers such as sunlight, heat, or cold.
The nurse is caring for a child with fifth disease. The child's parents ask how
the disease is transmitted. The nurse correctly explains that fifth disease is
spread through:
A. Direct contact with contaminated objects
B. Insect bites
C. Respiratory secretions and blood
D. Fecal-oral transmission
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C. Respiratory secretions and blood
Fifth disease is transmitted primarily through respiratory secretions and occasionally
through blood or blood products.
A child with erythema infectiosum is in the second stage of the illness. Which
of the following clinical manifestations would the nurse expect?
A. Rash on the palms and soles
B. Maculopapular rash that appears on the trunk and extremities
C. Persistent fever with no rash
D. Vesicular rash that is pruritic
B. Maculopapular rash that appears on the trunk and extremities
In the second stage of erythema infectiosum, the child develops a lacy,
maculopapular rash that starts on the trunk and spreads to the extremities.
Which of the following is a major risk factor for pregnant women exposed to
erythema infectiosum?
A. Preeclampsia
B. Preterm labor
C. Gestational diabetes
D. Fetal death
D. Fetal death
If a pregnant woman is exposed to erythema infectiosum, particularly during the
second trimester, it may lead to fetal complications such as anemia, hydrops fetalis,
or fetal death.
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Which of the following is NOT a population-focused intervention that would be
expected as an aspect of public health nursing:
A. Develop and implement community-based health education
B. Participate in disaster planning and mobilization of community resources in
communities
C. Utilize screenings to identify subpopulations at risk for disease or disability
D. Administering medications to patients in the hospital setting
D. Administering medications to patients in the hospital setting
Which of the following is an essential service that falls under assessment in
the core functions of public health?
A. Enforce laws and regulations to protect community safety
B. Assure a competent public health and personal health care workforce
C. Monitor status to identify community health problems
D. Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health
efforts
C. Monitor status to identify community health problems
A public health nurse is mobilizing community collaborations to promote
change in local health problems regarding tobacco use. The goal of these
partnerships is to create new guidelines for providing smoking education in
schools. This describes which core function of public health?
A. Policy development
B. Assessment
C. Capitation
D. Managed Care
A. Policy development
